Grief In The Room Podcast Resource Library
This podcast is designed to give therapists, trainee counsellors and volunteers the knowledge and skills they need to work with grief and loss with confidence and insight. Below are the resources that accompany past episodes. Our other grief resources and links can be found here.
Episode Four – The Language of Loss
In this episode we explore some different kinds of grief, the challenges they present, and what we can keep in mind as we support these clients.
Episode Three – The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O’Connor
In this episode, we explore Mary-Frances O’Connor’s ground-breaking work, explained in the book The Grieving Brain.
The Grieving Brain has been game-changing for us at Elephants in Rooms, and for the many people we have trained. Mary-Francis’s work will literally light up your brain and help you understand the processes that happen as someone grieves.
Episode Two – Bereavement by Drugs or Alcohol
In this episode we explore the unique challenges that come with a bereavement by drugs or alcohol, and what we need to know when supporting a client who has experienced this kind of loss.
Episode One – The Dual Process Model by Stroebe and Schut
In this episode, we explore a key piece of grief theory: the Dual Process model. We’ll discuss the meaning behind some of this model’s key features and how the insights into the grieving process that it provides can inform our practice when supporting clients with grief and loss.
We created this work with Maggie and Henk’s collaboration and blessing. Below is part of the email we received after presenting this pod and the accompanying movie, which you can view here.
Dear Martin and Trudie,
Thanks for sharing your DPM movie. We very much appreciate the clear way the essentials of the model are presented for a lay audience. It was a joy to watch. We feel it gives bereaved people a clear picture of what common grief is about and what they might want to expect: very different from person to person, it can be difficult, and it is hard work, but people do it and get there. We expect people to really appreciate the way you present that message. Thank you both for working in such a prudent and gentle way with the model.
We wish you all the best with your fabulous work!
Warm wishes,
Maggie and Henk